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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a section of a number on a panel that was unlighted. Item was deferred but not placarded per the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 586302 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Missed related MEL 28-04F-28-5 should have been placarded. The fault was a section of a number would not light. The panel functioned and was readable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A SECTION OF A NUMBER ON A PANEL THAT WAS UNLIGHTED. ITEM WAS DEFERRED BUT NOT PLACARDED PER THE MEL.
Narrative: MISSED RELATED MEL 28-04F-28-5 SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACARDED. THE FAULT WAS A SECTION OF A NUMBER WOULD NOT LIGHT. THE PANEL FUNCTIONED AND WAS READABLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.